convents in Rome? - Rick Steves Travel Forum Any experience staying in Convents in Rome? plan to be in Rome early summer Any recs (other than AirBnBs) Hotels Rick Steves recs are mostly full Thx
Visby and Kalmar - Rick Steves Travel Forum I visited Visby without a car and visited Kalmar, the glass region, and Öland with a car For Visby itself, you can get by without a car If you want to explore Gotland beyond Visby then a car would be useful In the summer, Visby accommodations are hard to come by if you don’t book early Kalmar itself doesn’t take much time but if you are visiting the glass factories and or exploring
Arriving to Paris on a major holiday: May 1st Be aware that there is “no one size fits all” answer as to how different countries in Europe are on May 1 There are countries, like the Netherlands for instance, where you don’t notice a thing and everything is up and running And there are countries like France where May 1st is a major holiday with lots of closures Shops will be closed Most museums are closed Workers unions will
Battle of Britain Bunker Thoughts? - Rick Steves Travel Forum I visited the bunker last year and really enjoyed it It’s not a monument or a reconstruction but the real thing The plotting table, information boards and indicator panels are set up to show the position at the height of the battle I was part of a 20 strong party which had a guide to ourselves but I believe that individuals are taken down in groups with volunteer guides There is also a
Safe to walk at night? - Rick Steves Travel Forum Our hotel is in Montmartre about a 19-minute walk to a restaurant in the direction of Sacre-Coure and other areas of interest Directions on Google maps has a walking route along Blvd de Clichy Any advice concerns about walking back to the hotel at night after dinner?
2 Days in San Sebastián highlights - Rick Steves Travel Forum I’ll have 2 days in San Sebastián after flying from the east coast and landing in the AM Looking for highlights of things to do We enjoy being outside but also like to visit historical places I know about the Pintxos restaurants and am looking forward to that Will be adjusting to the new tim
Parking in Siena - Rick Steves Travel Forum Friends were in Tuscany last September, with a car They had a walking tour arranged for Siena and drove there on a Wednesday? late morning and couldn't find parking anywhere It was market day and unfortunately they weren't warned about that by their travel planner who arranged the tour for them After driving around for over an hour, they gave up and had to cancel their tour When they
Lourdes to San Sebastion (Spain) Train Transportation Any tips on what to expect as an American traveling from Lourdes, France to San Sebastián, Spain (Basque Country) by train? Our research shows we should take an SNCF train from Lourdes to Gare de Hendaye, then transfer to the Euskotren in Hendaye (Hendaia) for the ride into San Sebastián Donostia